How can bearing repair save money and time?A bearing re-manufactured by Timken can cost 20 to 60 percent less than the cost of a new bearing. When compared to manufacturing new, lead-times are reduced with bearing repair. Shorter lead times can incre Read More

V-BELT TENSIONING THUMB DEPRESSION METHOD If after seating the belt(s) and checking sheave alignment, each belt can be depressed its own thickness for every four feet of belt span with moderate effort, it can be considered correctly tensioned. Rechec Read More

The weak spot of the rolling stands in any hot strip mill are the roller bearings on the work rollers. Under extreme operating conditions only relatively short stoppage times are possible. Unplanned stoppages and expensive consequential damage, such Read More

The cutting saws of two different lines are driven by a gear motor system that at the same time drives a cutting disc. The saw drive supports the dynamic forces of the process. Due to the operating conditions it is exposed to an increased danger of w Read More

The new VGP (Vessel General Permit) requirements defined by the U.S. EPA went into effect in December 2013. The new VGP requirements will impact all commercial vessels longer than 79 feet and impose strict limits on incidental discharges (including l Read More

  Wash-down is a daily requirement in food plants, yet it is very hard on machinery operating in that environment. At one customer plant, the bearings on the batter mixer motor not only were exposed to daily wash-down but they had batter dripping on Read More

A Midwestern steel provider had 144 bearings on its sheet leveler that were constantly being over-greased, resulting in blown out seals. It was not effective for the company’s maintenance team to grease the bearings on the sheet Read More

A 27-year-old wastewater treatment plant was having problems with reducers that power rotating biological contactors in its filtration process. Chronic leakage and premature gearbox failure were among the issues occurring in the plant’s harsh o Read More